καταΐσσω
Βίων δύο ἔλεγε διδασκαλίας εἶναι θανάτου, τόν τε πρὸ τοῦ γενέσθαι χρόνον καὶ τὸν ὕπνον → Bion used to say that we have two teachers for death: the time before we were born and sleep | Bion said that there are two rehearsals for death: the time before being born and sleep
English (LSJ)
fut. -ΐξω,
A rush down from, ἔκποθεν ὀλέθρου A.R.2.224; opp. ἀναΐσσω, Herm. ap. Stob.1.49.68:—Med., rush in from above, αἰθὴρ κατᾰΐσσεται Emp.100.7. II c. acc., rush, dart through, φρὴν . . κόσμον . . καταΐσσουσα Id.134.5.
German (Pape)
[Seite 1351] mit Ungestüm herabstürzen, herabfahren, wohin Einige aus Hom. rechnen als Tmesis βῆ δὲ κατ' Οὐλύμποιο καρήνων ἀΐξασα; ἔκ τινος Ap. Rh. 2, 224; Ggstz ἀναΐσσω, Hermes. Stob. ecl. phys. 1076; – c. acc., φρὴν φροντίσι κόσμον ἅπαντα καταΐσσουσα, durchstürmend, durcheilend, Empedocl. 299.
